John Carney (Delaware politician)

John Carney
Carney in 2021
74th Governor of Delaware
Incumbent
Assumed office January 17, 2017
Lieutenant	Bethany Hall-Long
Preceded by	Jack Markell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Mike Castle
Succeeded by	Lisa Blunt Rochester
24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
In office January 16, 2001 – January 20, 2009
Governor	Ruth Ann Minner
Preceded by	Ruth Ann Minner
Succeeded by	Matthew Denn
Personal details
Born	John Charles Carney Jr. (1956-05-20) May 20, 1956 (age 67) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Tracey Quillen
Children	2
Residence	Governor's Mansion
Education	Dartmouth College (BA) University of Delaware (MPA)
Website	Official website

John Charles Carney Jr. (born May 20, 1956) is an American politician serving as the 74th governor of Delaware since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Carney served as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017 and as the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. He also served as Delaware's secretary of finance from 1996 to 2000.^[1] He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2008, losing to Jack Markell. He ran for governor again in 2016 and won, succeeding Markell, who was term-limited. He was reelected in 2020, defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 59.5% of the vote.